Category Archives: New Planes

Reach for the Skies

Well the day of reckoning has finally arrived and Liam having mustered up his courage the test flight was about to take place.
Liam taxied the plane to the end of the runway and with the light breeze whistling through his beard , he took the stance, tightened his belt and announced - lets do it!!!

His beautiful creation took to the air and Liam flew it with complete authority , it looked great. The landing was as smooth as silk and the test flight was captured for posterity by our very own Fred - this flight and many more will , I am sure, appear on the Club video at the end of the year - so make sure you get one!!

Enjoy the photos

SE5A

Bevan has been busy this week completing the covering of his SE5A WW1 biplane - not long now before we see it flying in Rw - I love the clean and well organised workshop - think he might like boats as well !

Wait is nearly over

Just a tantalizing glimpse of Liam's now completed Waco - keep an eye out for the final shots of this fantastic model.

Tundra Day & others

Great weather today so plenty of flying enjoy the photos

January 2017

Well the new season is upon us but the weather is still pretty miserable at this time of the year. Some of us have been busy over the winter months crafting our latest project and the first one out of the blocks is this beautiful Graupner Starlet at 2.4 M span. Here we see the model undergoing a C of G test , which was carried out in the warmth of the Clubhouse and the model was nearly perfect only requiring 200 gm of nose weight. She looks great and should take to the sky shortly. See the proud owner looking on. Check back later for the flying shots

1/4 Scale Chipmunk in RCAF Scheme

Liam J has sent some information on his beautiful 1/4 Scale DHC-1 Chipmunk which he flies regularly at the Club. The plane is a superb flyer and has competed in many Scale competitions where it has placed highly in every event. He has supplied some of the build information for us too enjoy.

The Plane is a 1/4 super Scale Chipmunk DHC-1, Scratch built from a Jim Pepino plan.

Wingspan 103" , length 76", Powered with a Moki 45cc swinging a 22 x 10 prop

Weight a very light 10Kg

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